Mali coup
Togo leader agrees to Mali crisis mediator role: officials
Mali has been in turmoil since the military seized power in the Sahel state in August 2020, with negotiations ongoing over the length of time needed to restore...
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Experts say France's withdrawal from Mali clears path for rivals
The withdrawal of French troops from historic ally Mali marks a loss of influence for Paris and Europe as a whole in Africa.
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Fake news sowing discord and confusion in volatile Sahel region
Fake news is flooding Africa's conflict-ridden Sahel, according to experts, sowing discord and confusion in the increasingly volatile region.
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Sanctions-hit Mali defaults on debts
In January, ECOWAS responded to the junta's postponing of elections promised since 2020, when the military took power, by imposing a trade embargo and closing borders with Mali, in a move backed by France, the United States and the European Union.
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Mali stands firm against economic sanctions
The measures followed a proposal from Mali's junta to stay in power for up to five years before staging elections - despite an earlier commitment to hold a vote on 27 February.
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West African leaders hold emergency summit after spate of coups
Emergency talks in the Ghanaian capital Accra were triggered after Burkina Faso on 24 January became the third member of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) to be overtaken by the military.
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Mali travellers stranded as West African sanctions bite
Africa Tours Trans is one of the main bus firms in the impoverished Sahel state, offering connections to its regional cities as well as to neighbouring countries.
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Mali govt urges protests against 'extreme' sanctions
Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed to sanction Mali on Sunday, in a decision that was later backed by former colonial power France at the UN Security Council.
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Mali junta slams W. African border closures, trade embargo
The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) meeting on Sunday agreed to cut financial aid and freeze Mali's assets at the Central Bank of West African States, according to a final declaration.
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Ecowas hardens stance on Mali, Guinea
In a final declaration following Sunday's summit, Ecowas said it 'highly deplores the lack of progress' towards staging elections in Mali.
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Mali makes key gesture to ousted ex-president
A government decree seen by AFP late on Wednesday said former president Bah Ndaw would be given a chief of staff, four advisers and an aide-de-camp.
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Mali ex-interim president and PM freed from house arrest
In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it "welcomes" the move by Mali to lift "all restrictive measures" on the former leaders.
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Man accused of trying to kill Mali president dies in custody
The suspect, whose identity has not been revealed, had been taken into custody following the assassination attempt at Bamako's Grand Mosque on Tuesday.
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UN calls for free, fair Mali polls minus coup leaders
The volatile west African nation has announced a new government with army figures in key roles, in the wake of an internationally condemned coup led by Colonel Assimi Goita last month.
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Mali junta boss to be sworn in as interim president
Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita, following his second coup in nine months, will be sworn into office Monday as transitional president despite international condemnation of the power grab.
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France halts joint military operations with Mali over coup
The decision comes after Mali's military strongman Assimi Goita, who led last year's coup, ousted the country's civilian transitional president and prime minister last week.
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African Union suspends Mali after second coup in nine months
In a statement, the AU warned that if the military did not hand back power to civilian transitional leaders, 'the Council will not hesitate to impose targeted sanctions and other punitive measures'.
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Ecowas suspends Mali over second coup in nine months
With the junta going back on its previous commitment to civilian political leaders, doubts have been raised about its other pledges, including a promise to hold elections in early 2022.
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Mali's new president heads to ECOWAS over double coup
ECOWAS invited Goita to come to Ghana's capital Accra for "consultations" ahead of an extraordinary summit on Sunday devoted to Mali, following the recent coup.
